National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by Occupation*

Agent Name GASOLINE-LEADED
CAS #
RTECS #
Agent Code 90880

Code Occupation Description (1980) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
016 MANAGERS, PROPERTIES AND REAL ESTATE 166  
019 MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, N.E.C. 2,181 1,224
029 BUYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, EXCEPT FARM PRODUCTS 797 797
048 CHEMICAL ENGINEERS 489 156
053 CIVIL ENGINEERS 67  
055 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 771  
056 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS 81  
059 ENGINEERS, N.E.C. 1,085  
073 CHEMISTS, EXCEPT BIOCHEMISTS 343 14
203 CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS 1,358 956
213 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS 77 46
216 ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 6  
224 CHEMICAL TECHNICIANS 1,713 441
225 SCIENCE TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 322 242
235 TECHNICIANS, N.E.C. 368  
243 SUPERVISORS AND PROPRIETORS, SALES OCCUPATIONS 778  
257 SALES OCCUPATIONS, OTHER BUSINESS SERVICES 2,143  
259 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, MINING, MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE 2,091  
274 SALES WORKERS, OTHER COMMODITIES 1,415  
276 CASHIERS 885 885
307 SUPERVISORS; DISTRIBUTION, SCHEDULING, AND ADJUSTING CLERKS 2,993  
308 COMPUTER OPERATORS 144 144
318 TRANSPORTATION TICKET AND RESERVATION AGENTS 1,118 233
356 MAIL CLERKS, EXC. POSTAL SERVICE 6,318 469
357 MESSENGERS 2,589  
364 TRAFFIC, SHIPPING, AND RECEIVING CLERKS 4,187 72
365 STOCK AND INVENTORY CLERKS 661 116
366 METER READERS 332  
368 WEIGHERS, MEASURERS, AND CHECKERS 83  
385 DATA-ENTRY KEYERS 982  
453 JANITORS AND CLEANERS 39,676 1,103
455 PEST CONTROL OCCUPATIONS 1,931  
465 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ATTENDANTS 1,455 243
479 FARM WORKERS 403  
486 GROUNDSKEEPERS AND GARDENERS, EXCEPT FARM 4,177 365
496 TIMBER CUTTING AND LOGGING OCCUPATIONS 1,407  
503 SUPERVISORS, MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 719  
505 AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS 28,744  
507 BUS, TRUCK, AND STATIONARY ENGINE MECHANICS 23,614 539
514 AUTOMOBILE BODY AND RELATED REPAIRERS 321  
515 AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, EXC. ENGINE 1,220 70
516 HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS 11,399 81
518 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY REPAIRERS 6,999  
519 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE OCCUPATIONS 308  
523 ELECTRONIC REPAIRERS, COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 1,780  
533 MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRERS 1,192  
534 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION MECHANICS 1,148 25
547 SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS, N.E.C. 5,252  
549 NOT SPECIFIED MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS 18,695  
558 SUPERVISORS, N.E.C. 6,035  
563 BRICKMASONS AND STONEMASONS 5,133  
567 CARPENTERS 17,789 1,738
575 ELECTRICIANS 12,512  
576 ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICES 368  
577 ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS 6,491  
585 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND STEAMFITTERS 9,214  
588 CONCRETE AND TERRAZZO FINISHERS 2,386  
593 INSULATION WORKERS 794 161
595 ROOFERS 2,593  
596 SHEETMETAL DUCT INSTALLERS 2,136  
597 STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS 2,637  
598 DRILLERS, EARTH 3,446  
599 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, N.E.C. 3,769  
617 MINING OCCUPATIONS, N.E.C. 968  
633 SUPERVISORS, PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS 1,881  
637 MACHINISTS 6,189  
653 SHEET METAL WORKERS 886  
677 OPTICAL GOODS WORKERS 7 7
684 MISCELLANEOUS PRECISION WORKERS, N.E.C. 1,885  
689 INSPECTORS, TESTERS, AND GRADERS 217  
699 MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND SYSTEM OPERATORS 6,638  
709 GRINDING, ABRADING, BUFFING, AND POLISHING MACHINE OPERATORS 129  
724 HEAT TREATING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 3,772  
727 SAWING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,287  
756 MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE OPERATORS 447  
757 SEPARATING, FILTERING, AND CLARIFYING MACHINE OPERATORS 3,806  
759 PAINTING AND PAINT SPRAYING MACHINE OPERATORS 681  
768 CRUSHING AND GRINDING MACHINE OPERATORS 879  
769 SLICING AND CUTTING MACHINE OPERATORS 347  
777 MISCELLANEOUS MACHINE OPERATORS, N.E.C. 6,909 174
779 MACHINE OPERATORS, NOT SPECIFIED 26,530 4,352
783 WELDERS AND CUTTERS 8,315  
785 ASSEMBLERS 4,587 1,372
796 PRODUCTION INSPECTORS, CHECKERS, AND EXAMINERS 439  
797 PRODUCTION TESTERS 327  
804 TRUCK DRIVERS, HEAVY 87,813 923
805 TRUCK DRIVERS, LIGHT 12,732 362
806 DRIVER-SALES WORKERS 10,850 1,301
808 BUS DRIVERS 15,109 9,940
809 TAXI CAB DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS 12,265 6,341
833 MARINE ENGINEERS 3,509  
843 SUPERVISORS, MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 210  
844 OPERATING ENGINEERS 13,872 58
849 CRANE AND TOWER OPERATORS 2,356  
853 EXCAVATING AND LOADING MACHINE OPERATORS 763  
855 GRADER, DOZER, AND SCRAPER OPERATORS 90  
856 INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 8,697  
859 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL MOVING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS 5,843  
869 CONSTRUCTION LABORERS 50,154 208
873 PRODUCTION HELPERS 2,555  
875 GARBAGE COLLECTORS 4,417  
878 MACHINE FEEDERS AND OFFBEARERS 1,362  
883 FREIGHT, STOCK, AND MATERIAL MOVERS, HAND, N.E.C. 10,498  
885 GARAGE AND SERVICE STATION RELATED OCCUPATIONS 122,047 24,353
887 VEHICLE WASHERS AND EQUIPMENT CLEANERS 4,551  
889 LABORERS, EXCEPT CONSTRUCTION 27,775 166
TOTAL 738,881 59,676

*(1) The estimates for each occupation apply across the surveyed industries in which the agent was observed. Not all industries were surveyed, and not all agents were observed in all surveyed industries. (2) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (3) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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